Pica Code IR-2026-106 Efficient multimodal foundation models: optimization, compression and transfer to the services of the Italian AI Factory

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; In loco; EUR 38.000 - 56.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Unimore invites applications for a research position within the IT4LIA project, contributing to AI development and model optimization for deployment on HPC, cloud, and edge devices. The role includes integrating multiple data modalities and supporting an on‑premises hub of pre‑trained models; results will support Task 5.4 and Manufacturing activities of the project.

The selection is a selective public procedure based on qualifications and an interview, with duties centered on research,

Descrizione del lavoro

Organisation/Company Unimore Research Field Engineering » Industrial engineering Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 23 Nov 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

The position is part of Work Package 4 "Horizontal Services" of the IT4LIA project, in which the Department is a participant, and specifically of Task 4.2 "AI Development", which includes among the services offered by the AI Factory support for model optimization (pruning, quantization, distillation) for deployment on HPC, cloud and edge devices, the integration of multiple data modalities (text, images, video) into unified models, and an on-premises hub of pre-trained models; the results will be transferred to Task 5.4 "Manufacturing" of Work Package 5 "Vertical Services", which foresees foundation models for quality control and visual inspection. (omissis)

• Italy

Eligibility of fellows: country/ies of residence:

• OTHER

Eligibility of fellows: nationality/ies:

• OTHER

Selection process

selective public procedure based on qualifications and interview